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From the Dean of Students
Welcome to the second issue of the 2007-08 academic year for Staying Connected, a newsletter for parents of first-year students.

Helicopter parents
We encourage parents to show interest in the lives of their students. But don't try to solve their problems for them.

Academic Matters
Registration for spring semester begins the week of November 5.

Emergency Alert System
We need your help in encouraging your son or daughter to sign up for the Webster alert system.

A Good Opportunity For Resident Students
The RA Selection Process is transforming.

Webster Works Worldwide Recap
More than 2,000 Webster students, faculty, staff and alumni painted, raked, tutored, sorted, cleaned, hammered, planted, sang, created, listened and responded to the needs around them during the University’s 13th annual community service day.

Academic Matters

Ted Hoef, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students

Registration for spring semester begins the week of November 5. Full undergraduate registration begins Wednesday, November 7. As usual we will have a staggered start. Advanced registration for seniors (90 credits at the end of the semester) will begin Monday, November 5. Advanced registration for juniors (60 credits at the end of the current semester) will commence on Tuesday, November 6. All undergraduates will register will be eligible to register on Wednesday, November 7.Each day online registration will begin at 5:00 a.m., CST. However no telephone help for problem registrations will be available until the registrar opens at 8:00 a.m., CST.In person registration will begin at the registrar each day (November 5-7) at 8:00 am. and at Academic Advising at 8:30 a.m.Students must contact their academic advisor to discuss their spring schedule of classes and get clearance to register. Students must also make sure that their financial accounts are in good standing with the business office so that they can register for the spring semester.Students have access to their final grades on-line through the following web page:
http://www.webster.edu/academics/registration.shtml

Some parents have contacted various offices on campus looking to obtain information about mid-term grades and updates on the attendance records of their students. It is best to get this information directly from your son or daughter. No one office at Webster would have information on the attendance of a particular student in all of their classes. We do not have a system of collecting mid-term grades for students. We only enter final grades into the student database.

If students do not have a clear idea of they are doing in a particular course, they should contact their professor directly. Some instructors will make it a point of telling each student where they stand around mid-semester. As a freshman seminar instructor, I make it a point to schedule individual appointments with my students to share their informal mid-term grade with them and talk about their progress in my course.
Designed by: Joshua Hirtz
Supervisor: Ted Hoef, Ph.D.
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